WorksheetsUnit 4 - Genetics Quiz
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
2.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
3.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
4.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
5.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
6.
What does this picture represent?
a)
amino acid
b)
base pairing
c)
nucleotide
d)
the DNA molecule
7.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
8.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
9.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
10.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
DNA is single-stranded
b)
RNA is single-stranded
c)
DNA contains uracil
d)
RNA contains deoxyribose
11.
What is the complementary strand to this DNA?
AAT CAG GTA CCG AAC
a)
TTA CAG CAT GGC TTG
b)
TTA GTC CAT GGC TTG
c)
UUA GUC CAU GGC UUG
d)
TTA GUC CAT CCG TTG
12.
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
a)
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
b)
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
c)
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
d)
RNA contains uracil in place of cytosine
13.
What is the name of the sugar in DNA?
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose
c)
glucose
d)
galactose
14.
What is the name of the sugar in RNA?
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose
c)
glucose
d)
maltose
15.
TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT
a)
AUGCAAUGA
b)
ATGCAATGA
c)
AUGGATUGA
d)
TACGTTACT
16.
Which organelle is the location where protein is made?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleotide
17.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
18.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
19.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
20.
How many codons equals 1 amino acid?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
23.
DNA to DNA:
ATG GTC
ATG GTC
a)
TAC CAG
b)
AAA GGG
c)
UAC CAG
d)
ATG GTC
24.
DNA to DNA:
GGC AAT
GGC AAT
a)
CCG TTA
b)
CCG UUA
c)
GCC TAA
d)
TAA TAA
25.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
26.
Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism?
a)
Nitrogen Bases
b)
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
c)
Hydrogen bonds
27.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
28.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
29.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
30.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
31.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
32.
Crossing over creates
a)
male genotype
b)
genetic variation (differences)
c)
DNA replication
d)
mitosis
33.
Which cellular process is shown?
a)
meiosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
mitosis
d)
phagocytosis
34.
A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
64
35.
How many daughter cells does Meiosis create?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
1
36.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
37.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
In meiosis, Prophase 1 is when chromosomes...
a)
cross over
b)
mutate
c)
hybridize
d)
fertilize
39.
Which of the following cells is a gamete?
a)
egg
b)
bone
c)
heart
d)
muscle
40.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
41.
Which statement correctly describes meiosis?
a)
Cells divide only once.
b)
Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
c)
The cells produced at the end of meiosis are genetically identical to the parent cell.
d)
The cells produced at the end of meiosis contain half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
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